The 2020 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the secretary of state of West Virginia. It was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Mac Warner won re-election to a second term by a much larger margin than expected.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mac Warner, incumbent secretary of state
Withdrawn Tyrin Smith-Holmes
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Natalie Tennant, former secretary of state (2009–2017)
Results
General election This race was viewed as competitive, as Natalie Tennant was considered to be a strong candidate.
Debates + 2022 West Virginia secretary of state debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Mac Warner Natalie Tennant1 Sep. 17, 2020 West VirginiaPublic Broadcasting Dave MistichYouTube
Polling Poll sourceDate(s) administeredSample sizeMargin of errorMac Warner (R)Natalie Tennant (D)UndecidedTriton Polling and Research/WMOVTriton Polling and Research/WMOVOctober 19–21, 2020544 (LV)± 4.2%51%45%5%Triton Polling & Research/WMOVTriton Polling & Research/WMOVSeptember 29–30, 2020525 (RV)± 4.3%50%43%7%
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportJune 25, 2020
Results
By county CountyMac WarnerRepublicanNatalie TennantDemocratic#%#%Barbour4,06162.40%2,44737.60%Berkeley31,51962.77%18,69337.23%Boone4,82054.99%3,94545.01%Braxton2,93453.81%2,51946.19%Brooke5,64855.42%4,54344.58%Cabell18,39650.93%17,72649.07%Calhoun1,66258.83%1,16341.17%Clay1,89658.28%1,35741.72%Doddridge2,17172.68%81627.32%Fayette8,72853.53%7,57646.47%Gilmer1,40354.83%1,15645.17%Grant4,24483.64%83016.36%Greenbrier9,28959.96%6,20440.04%Hampshire7,16874.49%2,45525.51%Hancock7,96760.26%5,25339.74%Hardy4,24169.35%1,87430.65%Harrison16,38955.14%13,33444.86%Jackson7,90760.18%5,23339.82%Jefferson15,29053.07%12,63546.93%Kanawha38,98948.46%41,46351.54%Lewis4,47061.03%2,85438.97%Lincoln4,48460.41%2,93939.59%Logan7,58663.96%4,27536.04%Marion12,15247.90%13,21852.10%Marshall7,80757.32%5,81342.68%Mason6,34258.41%4,51641.59%McDowell3,79264.34%2,10235.66%Mercer16,63268.23%7,74631.77%Mineral9,28574.39%3,19725.61%Mingo6,21967.47%2,99832.53%Monongalia18,45844.96%22,59855.04%Monroe4,28168.69%1,95131.31%Morgan6,11373.33%2,22326.67%Nicholas6,47063.26%3,75736.74%Ohio9,75950.33%9,63249.67%Pendleton2,32566.70%1,16133.30%Pleasants2,08762.39%1,25837.61%Pocahontas2,39163.10%1,39836.90%Preston9,51267.67%4,54532.33%Putnam16,90060.68%10,95039.32%Raleigh20,17163.04%11,82436.96%Randolph6,38453.92%5,45646.08%Ritchie2,93871.92%1,14728.08%Roane3,17256.72%2,42043.28%Summers3,11958.94%2,17341.06%Taylor4,33059.96%2,89240.04%Tucker2,23160.46%1,45939.54%Tyler2,58868.72%1,17831.28%Upshur6,40064.52%3,52035.48%Wayne9,66760.96%6,19039.04%Webster1,84957.85%1,34742.15%Wetzel3,50254.99%2,86745.01%Wirt1,65164.32%91635.68%Wood23,12161.53%14,45638.47%Wyoming5,62769.65%2,45230.35%Totals477,53758.26%320,65041.74% Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Wetzel (largest city: New Martinsville) Ohio (largest city: Wheeling) Marshall (largest city: Moundsville) Brooke (largest borough: Wellsburg) Pocahontas (largest city: Marlinton) Randolph (largest city: Elkins) Greenbrier (largest city: Lewisburg) Webster (largest town: Webster Springs) Gilmer (largest city: Glenville) Calhoun (largest city: Grantsville) Braxton (largest town: Sutton) Roane (largest city: Spencer) Mason (largest city: Point Pleasant) Fayette (largest city: Fayetteville) Summers (largest city: Hinton) Boone (largest city: Madison) Cabell (largest city: Huntington) Lincoln (largest city: Hamlin) Wayne (largest city: Kenova) Wyoming (largest city: Mullens) Logan (largest borough: Logan) Mingo (largest borough: Williamson) McDowell (largest city: Welch)
By congressional district Warner won all three congressional districts.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=873980 District Warner Tennant Representative 57% 43%David McKinley 57% 43%Alex Mooney 61% 39%Carol Miller
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